Question 1 Part A What is a central idea of "Mending Wall"? It is important to disagree with your neighbors. People must find common ground to evolve. Making new friends can enhance life. People have different views about how borders shape human interactions. Question 2 Part B How do the characters contribute to the development of the central idea in Part A? The speaker believes that walls create unnecessary divisions between people, while his neighbor believes that these divisions are necessary. The speaker and his neighbor agree on the importance of the wall and its rebuilding it every spring. The speaker believes that elves tear down the wall, while his neighbor believes that it is hunters and their dogs. The speaker believes that the wall is unnecessary because there are no cattle, while his neighbor intends to purchase cattle someday.

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?